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Kotzebue, Alaska, December 1955

Date of account
1955-12
Location
Kotzebue, Alaska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 7 Dec 55 Kotzebue, Alaska 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION XGround Vi sual 口 Was Aiicraft Local D Ground-Radar 口 Probobly Aircroft GMT08/0130 to 0145Z (N) D AIrVisual Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS .SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor 人口 口 Probobly Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical 丸N civilian 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 10 sec flash,15 min trail 口 Insufficiont Data for Evgluation 1 unk 口 Unknown 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Bluish white,brilliant of #22 flashbulb Possible meteor observation. at 25 ft.No 8ou,d flaeh lasted for 10 sec, but vapor trail was noted for l5 min. 100 deg arc in l0 seconds.m ATIC PORM 329(REV 26 SEP 52)

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